Motion PIcture camera assistant (retired)
My first career when I arrived in Los Angeles was as a Loader and Camera Assistant on projects as big as Titanic and as small as a few movies you'll never hear about.
First AC
Bella Vera, (music video, 16mm) Ben Kufrin, DP The Association
Smart Truck, (industrial, 35mm) Chris Hayes, DP Pet Fly Productions
Notoginseng, (commercial, 35mm) Maury Dahlen, DP R&C Productions
Run Ronnie Run, B-Camera (feature, 35mm) Shawn Maurer, DP Dakota North Entertainment
VH-1 Storytellers: The Doors (television, 16mm) Jerry Watson, DP VH-1 Productions
Mystic Nights & Pirate Fights (feature, 35mm) Philip Holahan, DP Tacamo Productions
The Others (feature, 35mm) Alex Buono, DP Brook Drive Films
"QVC Local" Production Trucks (promo footage, 16mm) Jim Wood, DP QVC Local
Williamstowne (feature, 35mm) Mark Karen, DP Woodleaf Corporation
A Crazy World (feature, 35mm) Mark Karen, DP Freshman Production Service
Take It To The Polls (and Vote) (music video, 16mm) David Mullen, DP Black Entertainment Television
Pirates of the Caribbean, B-Camera/Second unit (35mm) Alexander Witt, DP Disney
Food and Snacks (working title), second unit (trailer, 35mm) Alexander Witt, DP Maverick Films
Strong Medicine, A-Camera/B-Camera (television series, 16mm) Mike Fash, DP Wooster Productions/Sony/Lifetime Network
MADE, B-Camera (feature, 35mm) Richard Crudo, DP Cardiff Giant Productions
NYPD Blue* (television series) Lex Dupont, DP Steven Bochco Productions
Bad Azz* (music video Steadicam focus puller, 35mm) Michael Hawkinson, DP Geneva Films
TexArkana* (television pilot, 35mm) Jeff Jur, DP Paramount Television
Animalicious* (documentary, 16mm) Philip Holahan, DP Mark Lewis Radio Pictures
Celine Dion * (documentary, 16mm) Lazlo Kovacs, DP
Alley McBeal * (TV pilot, 35mm) Billy Dickson, DP Kelley Productions, Inc.
Pacific Blue * (TV series, 16mm) Buddy Botham, DP North Hall Prods. / USA Network
Invader * (feature, 35mm) James Glennon, DP Alterian Studios
Death Benefit * (feature, 35mm) Chris Taylor, DP C/R Pictures
The Four Diamonds* (feature, 35mm) Neil Roach, DP Disney / O'Byrne
Night Skies * (feature, 35mm) Irv Goodinoff, DP Dorian Inc.
No Dessert Dad * (feature, 35mm) Adam Teischman, DP Concorde Studios
Still Breathing * (feature, 35mm) John Thomas, DP Zap Pictures
short subjects
How to get the Postman Started (short, 35mm) Steve Crawford,DP Wild Buffalo Productions
Children of the Struggle (short, 35mm) Mark Karen, DP PeachTree Productions
1998 AFI Achievement Awards Presentation (promo, 16mm) Ken Barrows, DPPropaganda Films
Team Noel (political campaign spot, 16mm) David Lee, DPCrew Cuts/Dakota Group
The List (short, 35mm) Mark Karen, DP USC Thesis Film
Nonnie & Alex (short, 16mm) Mark Karen, DP American Film Institute
Desert Snow * (short, 16mm) Richard Davenport, DP American Film Institute
Suspect (short, 35mm) Matt Jenson, DP Graphic Nature LTD
Erik's Dream (short, 16mm) Mark Karen, DP UCLA
Baby Factory (short, 16mm) Mark Karen, DP American Film Institute
King of Spades (short, 16mm) Pierre Chemaly, DP Guy In the Hat Prods.
Copper Women (short, 16mm) Amit Bhattach, DP International Film Project
Salaam Mabrouk (short, 16mm) Mark Karen, DP USC
SECOND AC
Limp Bizkit (music video) Anghel Decca, DP Billy Stopless Prods./Gas Food & Lodging/Interscope
Fire Down Below (feature) Gu Changwei, DP / Tom Houghton, DP Warner Bros.
White Wolves 2 (feature) Richard Michelak, DP Concorde/New Horizons
The River Bottom (feature) David Mullen, DP River Bottom Productions
Lens Crafters (commercial) Convergence Films
BUD LIGHT (Rodeo) (commercial) Rick Bota, DP Dream Quest Images
Hardee's (X-Men) (commercial) Michael Bernard, DP Velocity Films
Star Trek Enterprise (tv series) Marvin Rush, DP Paramount
Star Trek Enterprise (tv pilot) Marvin Rush, DP Paramount
Star Trek Voyager (tv series) Marvin Rush, DP Paramount
Charmed (television series) Rick Gunter, DP Spelling Prods.
The West Wing (television series) Tom Del Ruth, DP Warner Bros. Television
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (feature) Gary Kibby, DP Sony Pictures
NYPD Blue (television series) Steve Crawford, DP/ Lex Dupont, DP Steven Bochco Productions
The Seventies (mini-series) Neil Roach, DP NBC
Celine Dion, "I Want You To Need Me" (music video) Anghel Decca, DP Mars Media/Sony/Epic
Bring It On* (feature) Shawn Maurer, DP Stu Segall Productions
Buddy Faro* (tv series/ B camera) David Boyd, DP North Shore Prods./CBS
The X-Files* (tv series/2nd unit) Bob LaBonge, DP 20th Century Fox Television
Inspector Gadget* (feature/2nd unit) Alexander Witt, DP Disney
Titanic * (feature) Russell Carpenter, DP 20th Century Fox
ATF* (movie of the week) Jerzy Zielinski, DPMcFarlane Productions/ABC Television
The Magnificent Seven, The Collector* (television series) G. Lonsdale, DPMGM/Trilogy
Chicago Hope* (television series) Tom Fraser, DPTwentieth Century Fox Television
Dance With Me * (feature) Fred Murphy, DPSony Pictures
LA Firefighters * (TV series) FOX / Papa Hi Prods.
Boys and Girls * (feature) Jack Wallner, DP Walt Disney
Save Me * (feature) Spark Films
Scream* (music video) Harris Savides, DPSony Records
The First to Go * (feature) Richard Crudo, DP First Entertainment
short subjects
Breaking Pan With Sol Hispanic Film Project / Universal Studios
To Dance With A Witch Adam Teischman, DP UCLA
The Champion * ADS Productions
LOADER (actual film!)
Broken Arrow (feature) Peter Levy, DP 20th Century Fox
Murder Live (movie of the week) Jeff Jur, DP Postman Prods. / NBC
Murder In the First (feature) Fred Murphy, DP 3 Marks / Warner Bros.
Martial Law* (tv series) Jim Chressanthis, DP CBS Prods.
The X-Files* (tv series/2nd unit) Josh Bleibtreu, DP 20th Century Fox Television
Showgirls* (feature) Jost Vacano, DP Paramount
Dear God * (feature) Tom Connole, DP Paramount
Star Trek Generations * (feature) John Alonzo, DP Paramount
Under Siege 2 * (feature) Rick Bota, DP Warner Bros.
Tales From The Crypt * (tv series) Rick Bota, DP / Levi Isaacks, DP Tales From The Crypt Productions